Title Colorado River Basin water management : evaluating and adjusting to hydroclimatic variability / Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Divsion on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps Contents FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Colorado River Development -- 3 Climate and Hydrology of the Colorado River Basin Region -- 4 Prospects for Conserving and Extending Water Supplies -- 5 Colorado River Basin Drought Planning Strategies and Organizations -- 6 Epilogue -- References -- Appendixes Appendix A Letter to Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton from the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Governor�s Representatives on Colorado River Operations Appendix B Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings -- Appendix C Water Science and Technology Board -- Appendix D Biographical Information for Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-172) Notes English Print version record Subject Water-supply -- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) Water quality management -- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) Climatic changes -- Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Climatic changes Climatology Water quality management Water-supply SUBJECT Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) -- Climate Subject North America -- Colorado River Watershed Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management. ISBN 9780309105255 0309105250 1280844353 9781280844355 9786610844357 6610844356 0309179017 9780309179010

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